After earning third-round victories on Saturday, the East Region's top-seeded Syracuse Orange and No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers will square off in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. ET on CBS in Boston. The winner advances to the Elite 8 to face either No. 6 Cincinnati Bearcats or No. 2 Ohio St. Buckeyes, which are playing at 9:45 p.m. ET on CBS.
The Badgers reached the Sweet 16 by downing No. 13 Montana Grizzlies, 73-49, in the second round and moved on with a slim victory over No. 5 Vanderbilt Commodores, 60-57, on Saturday. Meanwhile, Syracuse's march to the Sweet 16 can be documented in this SB Nation New York StoryStream.
Currently, the Las Vegas betting odds have Syracuse as a unanimous 4 1/2-point favorite.
For more on the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket, stay with SB Nation's Selection Sunday StoryStream, and stick around SB Nation's NCAA Tournament hub for a complete printable NCAA Tournament bracket and tons of analysis on who was snubbed, who got the best bracket, and who will make it all the way to New Orleans and the Final Four.
